Ki. Va. Jagannathan
Ki. Va. Jagannathan | |
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| Born | Krishnarayapuram Vasudevan Jagannathan 11 April 1906 Krishnarayapuram, Tamil Nadu |
| Died | 4 November 1988 (aged 82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, poet |
| Spouse | Alamelu[1] |
Ki. Va. Jagannathan b. 11 April 1906 – 4 November 1988), popularly known by his initials as Ki. Va. Ja, was a Tamil journalist, poet, writer and folklorist from Tamil Nadu, India.[2] He was a student of noted Tamil scholar and publisher U. V. Swaminatha Iyer.[3] He was the editor of the magazine Kalaimagal. He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1967 in Tamil language category for his literary criticism Virar Ulagam.[4]
References
- ^ "Ki. Va. Jagannathan". Geni. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "The days of great Editors are over". The New Indian Express.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Viswanathan, S. (11 March 2005). "The patriarch of Tamil". Frontline. The Hindu. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi - Tamil Category winners list". 11 April 2020.
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